Niharika is a girl's name of Indian origin meaning “a nebula or galaxy.” In 2024 it was given to 10 girls in the United States.
Niharika belongs to the Hindu & Indian tradition. Its meaning — “a nebula or galaxy” — is the sense carried by its Indian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Niharika first appears in Social Security records in 1996. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #5516 in 2012, and in 2024 10 babies received the name — 392 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Niharika means “a nebula or galaxy” in its Indian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Niharika is a girl name. In 2024, 10 babies received the name in the US.
Niharika comes from the Hindu & Indian tradition.
Niharika first appears in US records in 1996. Its best-ever ranking was #5516 in 2012, and 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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